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OIA: Outdoor Sales Down 17% in February
According to the latest Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Outdoor Topline Report, February 2009 retail sales for all core outdoor stores, including chain, Internet and specialty stores, slipped 17% to $341.2 million from $412.0 million in the year-ago m
Nikwax N.A. Expands Marketing Department
Nikwax has hired Heidi Allen for the position of marketing coordinator in the North American division. In this role, Allen is the key liaison between the sales team and the marketing team…
National Street Basketball Assocation (NSBA) Launched
The National Street Basketball Association (NSBA) has officially been established as a new league. The first official act of the NSBA will be to induct fifteen former legends of street basketball, who then became NBA champions and helped pioneer the game
JJB Sports Proposes New Deal with Landlords
JJB Sports PLC, the U.K. sporting goods chain, has finalized terms for company voluntary arrangements (CVA) as it looks to save its remaining stores. A CVA is a formal procedure that enables a company to agree with its unsecured creditors a way of restruc
Feel Golf Forms Korea Partnership
Feel Golf Company, the golf club manufacturer based in Monterey, CA, signed a seven-year licensing and distribution agreement with its Korean partner, Planquitous Company, Ltd…
It’s Jordan vs. Nike in NCAA Tourney Final
To measure brand exposure during the NCAA Basketball Championship tournament, The SportsOneSource Group developed a tournament ‘Brand Brackets Sheet’ that tracks the brands with footwear and apparel contracts with the participating schools. Nike, Inc. con
Confluence Watersports Hires Product Engineer
Confluence Watersports has hired Chris Erdahl as product engineer. Chris Pedrick has been promoted to senior customer service lead; and Adam Ott has been promoted to assistant product manager for the Harmony brand…
Greensource Wins Sustainability Award
Greensource, the Seattle-based apparel manufacturer, was named a “Sustainability All-Star” March 24, 2009, by Apparel magazine a leading publication for global apparel executives. Company President David Basson accepted the award at Apparel’s Tech Confere
OBIT: Olympic Skier Andrea Mead Lawrence
Ski superstar Andrea Mead Lawrence passed away Tuesday night after a long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends…
Unifi Closes Sale of China Joint Venture
Unifi, Inc. has closed on the sale and received $9 million in proceeds related to its 50% ownership interest in Yihua Unifi Fibre Industry Co., Ltd., the company's joint venture with Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. (YCFC). Unifi will continu
Former Cannondale Owner Wins Turnaround Award
Pegasus Capital Advisors was awarded Buyouts Magazine's “Turnaround of the Year” award for its highly successful acquisition, rejuvenation and ultimate sale of Cannondale Bicycle Corp…
IPATH Beefs up Sales Team
IPATH, the skate shoe brand owned by The Timberland Co., said industry veteran Pepe Landa has joined its sales team. Landa has more than twenty years of sales and retail experience, including working for Ocean Minded and Gravis…
Cleveland/Srixon Partners With GolfGym
Cleveland Golf/Srixon has formed a strategic marketing alliance with GolfGym to promote the products and services of both companies. Additionally, Cleveland is sponsoring the Team Falken Tire Porsche GT3 RSR, which runs in the GT2 class of the American Le
Surefire, Advanced Armament to Meet in Court
Gun suppressor manufacturer SureFire, LLC filed a false advertising lawsuit in the Central District of California (Santa Ana Division), against Advanced Armament Corp…
RECALL: O’Neill Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the La Jolla Sport USA, of Irvine, CA, announced a voluntary recall of about 9,700 O'Neill children's sweatshirts with drawstrings. The jackets have a drawstring through the hood w
